Thompson, Bruce

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ERIC Number: EJ640620

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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"Statistical,""Practical," and "Clinical": How Many Kinds of Significance Do Counselors Need To Consider?

Thompson, Bruce

Journal of Counseling & Development, v80 n1 p64-71 Win 2002

The present article reviews and distinguishes three related but different types of significance: "statistical,""practical," and "clinical." A framework for conceptualizing the many 'Practical" effect size indices is described. Several effect size indices that counseling researchers can use are summarized. (Contains 58 references.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Research and Development, Research Design, Research Projects, Statistical Significance, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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